Rail-joint.



PATBNTED JULY 12, 1904.

P. MATUSAK.

RAIL JOINT.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 26. 1904.

N0 MODEL.

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UNITED STATES Patented July 12, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

RAIL-JOINT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters PatentNo. '765,028, dated July 12,1904. Applicationfiled April 26, 1904. 7 Serial No. 204,959. (No model.)

useful improvements in rail-joints, and has for its object the provisionof novel means whereby two sections of rails may be securelyinterlocked, thereby dispensing with the use of fish-plates.

My invention further aims to provide a railjoint that may be easilyplaced in position and readily removed when the occasion requires;furthermore, one that will be extremely simple in construction, strong,durable, comparatively inexpensive to'manufacture, and highly efficientin its use.

In describing the 1nvent1on in detail reference is had to theaccompanying drawings,

forming a part of this application, and wherein like numerals ofreference indicate like parts throughout the several views, in which-Figure 1 is a side elevation of two sections of rails placed in positionwith my improvements attached thereto. Fig. 2 is a top plan viewthereof. Fig. 3' is a fragmentary perspective view of the male member ofthe rail.

Fig. 4 is a similar view of the female member of the rail. Fig. 5 is anunderneath plan view of a part of the male member of the rail. Fig. 6 isa side elevation of a modified form of joint. Fig. 7 is a side elevationof the male member thereof. Fig. 8 is a like View of the female member.Fig. 9 is an under plan view of the male member. Fig. 10 is a plan viewof the female member. Figs. 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 all relate to a modifiedform of my invention. Y

In the drawings the cross-ties are represented by reference-numeral 1. 2represents the male member of the rail, and 3 the female member. Thelatter at its meeting end is provided with a cut-away portion forming aseat 4, which is formed in the enlarged portion 5 of the web of therail.

member to the base-flange of the rail.

6 6 are upwardly-extending lugs having beveled upper faces, and betweenthelugs a supplemental seat 7 is formed, which is arranged upon a planeslightly higher than the seat 42. These lugs carry on their outer facesbeveled walls 8, forming a V-shaped recess and a V-shaped seat 9, formedcentrally upon the base-flange 10 of the rail, said base-flange havingformed therein notches 11 for the reception of spikes l2 orothersuitable fastening means.

The male member 2 of the rail is formed with a hook portion 14, which isadapted to rest in the seat 4 of the female member, and also carries adownwardly-extending lug 15, the latter being adapted to engage in theseat 7, formed between the lugs 6. This male member also carries aV-shaped projection 16, which is secured adjacent to the beveled sides 8and adapted to rest upon the seat 9 of the baseflange, the base ends ofthe rails being adapted to abut against each other.

In the modified form shown in Figs. 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 of the drawings Idispense with the V-shaped projection 16 and the V-shaped recess 8 andextend the down\vardly-extending lug to the base-flange of the rail andcorrespondingly extend the seat 7 in the female I also provide the jointwith nuts and bolts.

The operation of my improved rail-joint will be apparent from theforegoing description, taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, and it will be seen that the parts will interlock in a mannerthat will prevent both the lateral and longitudinal movements of therails.

It will be obvious that various slight changes may be made in thedetails of construction without departing from the general spirit of myinvention.

Having fully describe 7 'y invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a rail-joint, the combination of a rail carrying a male member, ahook portion carried by said rail, a downwardly-extending flange undersaid hook portion, an outwardly-extending V-shaped flange, a female:.i1iember having a cut-away portion form'f a seat to engage said hookportion of the male member, upwardly-extending beveled lugs having anopening formed therebetween to receive said downwardly-extending lug ofthe male mem- 5 her, said female member having a \I-shaped seat andadapted to engage the \l-shaped projection of the male member,substantially as described.

2. In a rail-joint, the combination with a IO male member carrying ahook portion, and a downwardly-extending flange carried by the hookportion, of a female member cut away to receive the hook portion of themale member, and having seats, one of which receives thedownwardly-extending part of the hook 5 portion and the other of whichreceives the downwardly-extencling flange carried by said hook portion,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affiX my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

PETER MATUSAK.

. Witnesses:

D. J. SNYDER,

J. F. BEATTY.

